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I was told that getting out of the huddle has been stressed. Especially on runs as Taylor is often given the option to change the direction of the run based on defensive looks.

Whats going on guys? I finally got to sit down and watch the game after all that transpired on Friday. I was pretty impressed overall. I thought the structure, organization and most of all speed of this team is now on full display. Especially on defense. I thought the defense played a lot faster than they have in recent years. They were rallying to the ball, causing sacks and pressures and their tackling seemed much better. On offense I thought they dominated a defense that is going to challenge to be a top 3 unit. The line got movement, J Wills showed the vision and quickness that we saw from him at Arkansas and I think Taylor saw the field rather well. Besides the big picture stuff, there were a few players that left good impressions on me. Specifically, J Wills, Eddie Yarbrough, Reggie Ragland, Nathan Peterman and Marquavius Lewis. Here's my full breakdown with film and advanced stats http://www.cover1.net/2017/08/bills-vs-vikings-impressions/ Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Bills presented by Cover 1 on iTunes. We will be recording podcasts 3x a week for you guys and will look to TBD for topics and discussions. Appreciate the support and let me know if you disagree with any of these standouts.

I not only look forward to see our Bills hit the field, but I like taking a look at our opponents. Who are some of the Vikings and Bills you are looking forward to seeing? Article with film and stats: https://www.grandstandsportsnetwork.com/2017/08/09/buffalo-bills-vs-minnesota-vikings-primer/ Vikes RB Dalvin Cook WR Adam Thielen WR Stacey Coley LB Ben Gedeon Hunter/Robison vs Mills/Dawkins Bills T Dawkins WR Shorts WR Zay Jones LBs Vallejo and Milano DE Yarbrough

Appreciate all of the responses in this thread but this one really caught my eye. Not because of the kind words (Thank you sooo much), but because it is spot on. This was our first season at training camp as part of the media and it was a fun ride. The Bills PR and Media department were completely accommodating. Anytime we wanted to interview someone, they set it up. Any questions, our POC was all over it. But the impressions that our team came away with at camp was that most of the media doesn't care. There are exceptions, most of the media appeared as if they were going through the motions. Reporters had their storyline or paradigm for their story. They have seen this before, heard this before and some don't even attend certain portions of camp to even hear or see what is happening. This is surprising and not at the same time. When I hear the negativity or pessimism shine through in their stories, I am not surprised now. It all makes sense. But it is almost like they have tuned out the people who they should be listening to, the fans. They know that fans are sick of the same hot takes and boisterous statements. They want in depth, analysis like we provide. That is part of the reason I started Cover 1 and Grandstand Sports Network. I see that people want substance and that the times are changing from your traditional commentary piece on Sunday morning. People in those positions know that most fans don't know what Dennison meant by listening to his feet, heck most old school journalists don't either. But it is their job to not only report but to educate. If the writer doesn't know what he meant, ask further questions, read a book about West Coast offenses, google some of the terms I mean there is no excuse not to educate your fanbase. Instead its the same story over and over again. Taylor has to be better from the pocket, get the ball out on time. Yeah, you should report that, but WHY or HOW does he do that? That's the way I approach articles and content. It's detailed and longwinded at times but the better educated our fanbase is, the more we appreciate the game of Football and what these guys have to know in order to entertain us on Sundays. I truly appreciate all of the love and support TBD has given me over the years. If you haven't done so, subscribe to Locked On Bills on iTunes that is where you will find Nate Geary, Kevin Massare and I, 3-4x a week talking Bills. Cover1.net is not going anywhere, all of our content will still be found there. But there are some big things on the horizon, Thanks again!! Thank you! ONLY the pod tho, keep visiting Cover1.net hahahahaa Appreciate it! I gotchu YOLO!

I do Gunner, most people aren't into the technical aspects of the game. Thanks for the support!

I mean, I do think the specifics about it is a novelty to the average fan. Most people don't understand the mechanics that goes into a timing pass, concept or play design. It is very methodical and I am sure most fans just think its just a QB dropping back and throwing it, when actually the depth of the drop 3-5-7 actually matches the depth of the route AND the progression of receivers.

On this weeks podcast we discuss the signing of Boldin and how it will help the passing game. Specifically on third downs and in the middle of the field. Then we discuss Dennison's comments about anticipatory throws and Tyrod's footwork in the west coast offense with diagrams.

I relayed that to Dave (Numb Bills Fan) as he is on scene today. Thanks Gunner

Thanks for posting!! If anyone has any other questions or coverage you want us to focus in on at camp let me know. We will be there just about everyday. Erik

Def. We don't have the athletes yet that they had in Carolina, so he has to find guys that can fill roles. In essence, piece mealing rather than having a do it all guy.

He is versatile in a sense that he can be moved from Will in 4-3 under schemes to Sam in 4-3 over schemes. The over front helps protect him versus OL climbing to the second level, it keeps him clean because as you alluded to, he isn't a take on player. He has to play stacked behinid the DL as he doesn't stack and shed well. But he is VERY good at scraping, and flowing over the top as those DL spill the play wide. He has some man coverage limitations because he doesn't fire when he changes direction. But as far as a zone defender, he has the zone eyes and awareness to click and close on threats entering his zone.

Here are their deep passes in 2015 and 2016... http://imgur.com/a/FwX84

Would love to discuss it, but it doesn't look like there is actual conversation about the player going down.

He could be a really good addition to the roster. I watched four games last season and wrote up a scouting report. http://www.cover1.net/2017/05/scouting-report-lb-gerald-hodges/

Thanks! Sad? Slow your roll, the season hasn't even started brother. Consistency is the key, lets wait and see how the O performs.

He may not be handed the job but there is no doubt that these two, when on their games and healthy are a dangerous duo. http://www.cover1.net/2017/05/tyrod-taylor-sammy-watkins/

You obviously dont know me lol...http://www.cover1.net/2016/12/bills-vs-steelers-no-playoffs/ The point is everywhere points out the bad and yes he was bad that game but he also made good plays...Similar to his season as a whole...Stat lines lol

Definitely agree. I have never been a fan of the Roman passing system and or David Lee's resume in developing QB talent. He gets credit for Romo but there were some really good coaches on that staff when Romo got there so its a push for me. The system Roman runs is very vanilla. Lots of three man routes, have your athletic find a matchup or take off. It has always been like that. I do believe that Dennison's system should embrace TT's strengths. Mobility, more run/pass options, screens and just an overall better job of a putting him in favorable positions. Do I expect us to be top ten in passing or attempts for that matter? No, but if we can continue to run the ball, convert some more through the air when we need to and still remain top ten in scoring, the D should be much better than it was, we should be ok.

Putting it all on TT is imo scapegoating. Saying that he is unable to throw the football is an overstatement I believe too. Can he be better? Definitely. He def needs to improve late in games no doubt about it. He needs to be more efficient with his arm, keep moving the ball which last year proved difficult with the lack of receivers that could separate consistently. Especially during crunch time. Again, I am not trying to say he is a franchise QB, but the blame isn't all on him. The staff also needs to open it up more, give him more freedom, call more plays over the middle, give him some legitimate weapons, put him in positions to succeed, more rollouts, deeper drops etc etc.. 1st, I never said TT was better than Dak or vice versa, just said that using a 300 game as an argument to reign a QB better is not rational. Tyrod's best games were the 1st NE game, Seattle, Jax, SF and the 2nd Miami game were good games by TT.

It was a great game by him, not denying that but 300 yards is not a benchmark for being a better QB than anyone. Not to mention, it was against the 22nd ranked DVOA pass defense, 14 completions, 120 of his yards, 1 TD and 1 INT were from 9 yards or shorter (including behind the line of scrimmage) and they lost...

Def truth to that but Tyrod didn't have the talent Dak did coming out either, hence he was drafted much later. Tyrod's field vision should be better than it is right now but its not as bad as people make it out to be. What I was comparing was how Dak was protected much like TT was schematically due to field vision or lack thereof. All I am saying is that we need to step back and stop comparing Dak to TT, saying that Dak is 10x better because of the rookie season he put up. He also wasn't asked to do much not. We have seen that change dramatically for many QBs going from year one to year two..

???? Still ended the game 15/25 60%, including 2 throwaways, 1 batted pass, 3 dropped passes but 2 TDs 1 INT, 228 yds and a 100 QBR per pro football focus. 10/12 over the middle of the field for 146 yds and 1 TD....That wasn't even his worse game.. Agree completely

I will say that I loved Dak coming into the draft http://www.cover1.net/?s=dak but his game was not much different than TT's first year as a starter, one where he had Sammy the whole season. They protected Dak much like TT. People forget that TT ended the 2015 season on fire with Sammy. I am personally holding off on Dak is better than TT talk until after this season bc now teams have tape on Dak much like TT. So we shall see how much better he really is come 2017. I agree with this, guys running open does not mean that TT missed them. It could mean that TT was not on that guy in the progression. Progressions, something many fans know very little about. They just see a guy running open. Where was that guy in his read progression? I think the 'guys were always running open' statement is overblown and I am one that calls him out on it when I see it on Twitter. It's not as often or as blatant as most fans make it out to be.

LOL Yep

Ur right, just like Ramsey did to the tune of 54 receptions, 703 yards, 3 TDs and 2 Ints per Pro Football Focus....